MATTHEW
JOHN DAVIES JR. was born on January 6, 1932 in Wilkes
Barre, Pennsylvania to Mary B. and Matthew Davies. By
1947 the family had moved to Camden, where they lived at
942 Pearl
Street. The elder Davies worked as a buffer.
The Davies family maintained a presence at the Pearl
Street address as late as 1980.

Matthew
J. Davies was was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on
November 23, 1956 and reported for duty at Engine Company
11 on
the December 1. He was promoted to Captain on August 16, 1963
and to Battalion Chief on December 31, 1968.

Matthew
Davies retired from the Camden Fire Department on December
1, 1981. His father had moved to the Williamstown area and
died on August 29, 1993. Last a resident of Maple Shade
New Jersey, Matthew J. Davies died on January 7, 1994.

In a move aimed at staffing the Camden Fire Department for a new 42-hour work week. 25
probationary firemen will be graduated from the city fire academy Monday and 10 fire
officers will be given promotions Tuesday.

Heading the list of fire officer promotions will be the selection of Battalion Chief
Anthony C. Saponare, 51, of 117
S. 27th
Street, Camden, as deputy fire chief. The new deputy chief is a 26-year veteran on the city fire force.